Stopper
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stopper may refer to:
- Stopper (knot)Stopper (knot)The term stopper knot has three distinct meanings in the context of knotting and cordage.-At the end of a line:A stopper knot is tied at the end of a rope to prevent the end from unraveling, slipping through another knot, or passing back through a hole, block, or belay/rappel device...
, a type of a knot at the end of the rope - Stopper (plug)Stopper (plug)A bung is truncated cylindrical or conical closure to seal a container, such as a bottle, tube or barrel. Unlike a lid which encloses a container from the outside without displacing the inner volume, a bung is partially inserted inside the container to act as a seal...
, also known as a cork, a plug or a bung used to temporarily seal a bottle opening - Drain stopperPlug (sanitation)A plug in sanitation is an object that is used to close a drainage outlet firmly.The insertion of a plug into a drainage outlet allows the container to be filled with water or other fluids...
, used to stop a drain in a sink, bathtub, etc., often with holes or slits so that water can pass through but large solids are stopped - Stopper (football magazine)
- a center fullback in soccer. See Defender (association football)Defender (association football)Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
- The Milkor Stopper 37/38 mm riot gunMilkor Stopper 37/38 mm riot gunThe Milkor Stopper is a riot gun used for riot control, designed to fire a 37mm cartridge, which can be a teargas canister or a rubber shot cartridge or explosive. It fires one shot before reloading. It opens at the breech like ordinary shotguns ....
, a riot gun used for riot control - an alternative name for whitewater holes in whitewater kayaking
- a term used in the game of bridge.
- In the sport of baseball, a stopper is a key starting or relief pitcher.
- a term used for a baby with a health condition or temperament that induces the baby's parents to choose to stop having children
- StopwatchStopwatchA stopwatch is a handheld timepiece designed to measure the amount of time elapsed from a particular time when activated to when the piece is deactivated. A large digital version of a stopwatch designed for viewing at a distance, as in a sports stadium, is called a stopclock.The timing functions...
, a handheld timepiece designed to measure the amount of time